Ad Prosequendam

To prosecute. 11 Mod. 362. AD QU/ERIMONIAM. On complaint AD QUEM (Lat). To which. The correlative term to a quo, used in the computation of time, definition of a risk, etc., denoting the end of the period or journey. The terminus a quo Is the point of beginning or departure; the terminus ad quern, the end of the period or point of arrival. AD QUOD DAMNUM (Lat). What in- Jury... A writ issuing out of and returnable into chancery, directed to the sheriff, commanding him to inquire by a jury what damage it will be to the king, or any other, to grant a liberty, fair, market, highway, or the like. The name is derived from the characteristic words denoting the nature of the writ, to inquire how great an injury it will be to the king to grant the favor asked; Whishaw, Fitzherbert, Nat. Brev. 221; Termes de la Ley.